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Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

Operations Controller

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOberkochen, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed degree in Business Administration, Business/Economics, or a comparable field, ideally with a focus on Finance or Controlling.
  • Professional experience in controlling, ideally as a Finance Business Partner, with a good understanding of industrial processes and relationships in an operations environment.
  • Strong analytical skills and a structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, assertiveness, and confidence when interacting with different stakeholders and management levels.
  • Confident use of SAP and very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Very good German and English language skills, plus an interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, continuous improvement, and developing digital management-control tools.

Responsibilities

  • Advise and support various Operations functions, such as Assembly and Logistics, on all relevant controlling and finance topics as the central Finance Business Partner.
  • Own cost-center planning, forecasts, and budget control, ensuring transparency into the economic development of the supported areas.
  • Systematically analyze Operations-relevant key performance indicators and variances, identify risks and opportunities, and derive concrete recommendations for action.
  • Prepare management reports, business cases, and decision documents, and support management and executive leadership with well-founded ad hoc analyses.
  • Provide financial evaluations for investment and make-or-buy decisions to establish a reliable basis for business decisions.
  • Develop key performance indicators, reporting standards, and controlling tools with the specialist departments; optimize processes; and contribute to strategic and operational projects in an international environment.

About the Company

Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

ZEISS is a global leader in optics and optoelectronics, serving medical professionals, industrial manufacturers, consumers, and the semiconductor industry. It designs and sells high-precision optical instruments, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and vision care products such as corrective lenses and eye-health services. Its products rely on advanced optics and imaging technologies to deliver accurate inspection, diagnosis, and manufacturing outcomes across healthcare, industrial quality control, consumer optics, and chip fabrication. What sets ZEISS apart is its breadth and depth: a long-standing scale in multiple markets, integrated solutions across optics, imaging, metrology, and precision engineering, and a commitment to sustainability in electricity use and carbon emissions. The company’s goal is to advance optics and optoelectronics by providing reliable, high-quality tools and services worldwide while operating in a sustainable way.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$1.1B
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Founded
2001

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